Restaurants

The Phoenix community is rallying around the family-owned restaurant after someone smashed their windows.

We caught up with Chris Smith the morning of Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room & Osteria’s grand opening.

From more sesame noodles to a biscuit-centric brunch spot, here are the New Times food staff’s requests for Santa.

James Beard Award-nominated chef Kevin Binkley’s newest fine dining restaurant, Binkley’s, has finally arrived and is opening this weekend in Midtown Phoenix. This has been an eventful year for the noted Valley chef. He closed both Binkley’s Restaurant and Bink’s Midtown and sold Bink’s Scottsdale to open Binkley’s, which occupies the…

Modern Margarita is not what you expect in suburban Phoenix.

Humor writer Laurie Notaro recalls the first time her then-boyfriend dined at her parents’ home on Christmas Eve. It was a meaty affair.

This month, there’s a new restaurant for everyone, from street tacos to In-N-Out and a new outpost of Valley favorite Clever Koi.

Each and every industry has its issues. And the restaurant business is no exception. From finding talented staff to food costs, discover what these Phoenix chefs believe are the biggest issues within the industry. What are the biggest issues facing the industry today? Silvana Salcido Esparza, chef of Barrio Cafe …

Starting November 28, you can dine inside a real gingerbread house, courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort in Marana.

The author is sick of parents who force-feed their kids trendy food in front of audience.

The Coronado, a bungalow restaurant in central Phoenix, held a fundraiser for Standing Rock and the one-star reviews started pouring in from North Dakota.

Sonata’s Restaurant offers modern European cuisine in a glammed up setting.

Grace Unger has made gentle tweaks to Tuck Shop, a Phoenix favorite.

Easy Street Sandwich and Oyster Bar was a neighborhood gathering spot while Tom Reardon was growing in Phoenix. In the first of a series on long-time Valley restaurants, he shares memories of his family’s business.

  The holidays are about a lot of things, mostly food. And just like you, chefs have their very own favorite holiday food memories. From tamale-making to turkey sandwiches drenched in gravy, Phoenix chefs discuss their top holiday food moments. Share your favorite holiday food memory: Samantha Sanz, chef of…

A dozen holiday gift ideas for Phoenix food lovers — from sausage to chocolate.

Zen Culinary, a new Asian-inspired restaurant in North Scottsdale, Is open now.

Phoenix restaurants, stop trying so hard! We call it The New Pretense and we don’t like it.

The airport locations of two iconic metro Phoenix restaurants don’t hold up against the originals  Why is airport food so often terrible?  That was the question in the air not very long ago, as I watched my traveling companion succumb to a nasty case of food poisoning — as if…

In-N-Out Burger just opened its new Valley location in the Camelback Colonnade in Phoenix.

How a young entrepreneur became a PayPal darling, kicked ass at SXSW, and started his own nonprofit through the world of decadent nut butters.

Roka Akor in Scottsdale will be open on Thanksgiving from 3 to 9 p.m. serving a specialty tasting menu for dine-in and takeout.